dennis the menace
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Jt was a gray, unpleasant day. with die slush wetand cold underfoot, but to Jimmy Lloyd, hurrying
home from school, it was one of the happiest days
of his young fife. This evening he was going toparticipate in his first Boy Stout Court of Honor—and during the ceremony he was going to beawarded his very first merit badge.
He burst into the kitchen, dropped his books onthe table, and called out: Hi, Mom I'm homeWhere are you?
I'm in the hall, telephoning, his mother called.
Jimmy helped himself to some cookies and aglass of milk. He hoped his mother had pressed hisScout uniform for tonight. He went into the hall-way, and was surprised to see a concerned look on
his disappointment. I guess I'd better call the
Scoutmaster.
Mr. Stevens, the Scoutmaster, seemed surprised
when Jimmy explained to him. And his voicesounded funny when he said: I understand, jimmy.We'll all miss you.
-Jimmy was so disappointed he hardly noticedwhat they hid for supper. And he began to worry,too. He had never missed a meeting —what wouldhappen because he missed this very important one?Maybe they wouldn't give him his merit badge atall
Trudging through the slush toward the Farr'shouse, Jimmy snapped op his flashlight occasionallyto avoid puddles. And because it was his official
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is he felt i the dark for
He found the flashlight ;started for the cellar to sea
Then, faintly, he heard the
Jimmy dashed through the
'the bedrc
S flashlight. WhatI
d turned it on, andh for the fuse box,
und of Mike crying,iving room, and up
inUiHalfway up, he
i bed, pointing to smoke'retrk hea
smelled smoke
Mike was sitting up it
curling out of the floorboa
Even as Jimmy looked, the board burst into flarthat curled dangerously near the window curtains.
C'mon, Mike —let's go play hide and seek, helaid, lie threw Mike's baenrobe around him and
guided him downstairs to theliving room.
You go hide in the dining room, Jimmy toldthe little fellow. Bet I can't find you there Andas Mike ran happily off, Jimmy dialed the numberof the fire department and reported the fire. Then
Jimmy set about doing somcthigg to control theblaze. After all. he knew, the safety of the whole
house was his responsibility.
Outside the back door,he found the garden hose
still hooked up, and the faucet luckily not frozen.
He was just turning it on when he rememberedsomething. The fire had started in the floorboard
behind the electric heater, so it must have been
caused by defective wiring. And pourirsg water on
an electrical blaze, he knew from tit Scout training,
would just make more short -circtnts —perhaps
Jimmy ran <.nd pulled the
:ellar
:eh. Then he dashed v: fuse box,
was safe, some of their worry vanished. But triefire . . , Mr. Farr said, , , . is it serious?
The fireman with the chemical extinguisher came
down the stairs and answered that question: All
out, Chief And the Chief told the Farrs: — You were mighty fortunate to have Jimmy here
tonight. He knew enough to pull the main switchbefore doing anything about the fire in the wiring.
Anyone else would probably have thrown water
on it, and we'd really have had trouble on our
hands. Then he turned to Jimmy; Missing your
Court of Honor turned out to be a real good turn
all around
Mr. Farr said: I didn't know you gave up 3Court of Honor just to help us out
Jimmy nodded. I was supposed to get my meritbadge in First Aid tonight, he said. But I guess
I can get that later.
I used to be a Scout, Mr. Farr said, and I
know what missing the ceremony tonight must
have meant to you. But I know your Scoutmaster
very well, and i think perhaps we can arrange a
special ceremony
—just for you.
Along with that merit badge, the Chief said,
I think the Mayor will want to present Jimmywith an official letter of commendation. His action
tonight is something everybody should know aboutT
for their own' protection.
. Gosh, thanks, Chief Thanks, Mr. Farr Jimmy
Come on, Jimmy, the Chief said. I'll give
you a ride home.
And as the Chiefs big red sedan cut through the
ight, Jimmy was happy again —and he thoughtf ft
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